H and M – A True Love Story
I very rarely watch anything on TV except races and sport. Last night I made an exception. I watched the first 2 episodes of Harry and Meghan on Netflix. It was absolutely brilliant. All the crap you are reading about this pair of love birds is exactly that. Crap. They are the bomb. Set all […]
Proof Positive That the New Racing Australia CEO Was Sacked From His Previous Job at Tasracing – You Always Hear it Here First – But What are Racing Australia Going to Do Now?
We told you some months ago that TasRacing CEO Paul Erikkson had been sacked from his job. In a more recent article early last month we repeated our claims of his sacking, and questioned how the man could have been subsequently appointed as CEO or the trouble plagued peak body of the gallops sport Racing […]
They Are Weird Mob
This is my wife Maggie’s great-grandfather, Herbert Charles Cull, aka Aiden De Brune, a once famous Australian author. From 1921 to 1924 he spent two years walking around Australia, becoming the first person ever to do so in the process. In 1920 he was working as a journalist at the Bunbury Herald when suddenly he […]
A Fun Fact For Our Kiwi Friends
I am not sure if the New Zealanders have noticed, but the past three editions of their biggest harness race The Cup has been won by horses owned by Australians. Given the prominence in the Cup market of Aussie owned horses like Copy That, Self Assured, Rock N Roll Doo and Majestic Cruiser, I have […]
Brae Sokolski Has Brought Australian Racing Into Disrepute
Australian racing is today a laughing stock, a joke. Our champion stayer has been humiliated. We all have. Unless you have sold it to Coolmore, you do not without notice rip your horse out of the stable of Australia’s leading trainer and export it to be trained by a Pom, Paddy, Wog or Frog to […]
His Majesty the Kinko Who Wants to Be Camilla’s Tampon
McEvoy has a great group of rides at The Everest meeting including Forbidden Love in the $2m Sydney Stakes (1200m), Commando Hunt in the $2m The Kosciuszko (1200m), Kiss Sum in the $1m Silver Eagle (1300m) and Chalk Stream, owned by His Majesty King Charles III, in the $500,000 ATC St Leger (2600m). His Majesty King Charles III. Gimme […]
A Short Letter to Peter Gleeson – Loyal Subject to the Queen
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds Bob Marley, non-consenting subject of the Queen, just like me ———————————— Ave Peter Your brother Albert died last year, at a tragically young age. We both knew him, you of course far better than me. I mourned with you, and the good man […]
A Wanker Who Should Never Be Allowed to Sing the National Anthem Again – Ban Him From the Footy Too – No Not the Kangaroo – He’s Alright
There’s no spangle in Skippy is there? Singing AAF like this should a Commonwealth offence. It’s certainly an offence against the Average Australian dignity. None of us truly love the anthem, but it’s ours. When we sing the bits we know, we do it gusto. Passion. Love of the wattle and the green and gold. […]
Letter From a Reader on the Appointment of the New CEO of Racing Australia
Good morning One has to wonder how Paul Eriksson could be appointed to the position of CEO of Racing Australia. As a Tasmanian he leaves Tasmanian racing in a disgrace. The Trots hang on to existence by a thread, and the person who is doing the sewing (Ben ‘Chainsaw’ Yole) would in any other industry […]